Paper $14.95 ISBN: 9781602231191 Published February 2011
E-book $7.00 to $14.95 ISBN: 9781602231207 Published February 2011

I Think Again of Those Ancient Chinese Poets

Tom Sexton

Tom Sexton

Distributed for University of Alaska Press

59 pages | 6 x 9 | © 2011
Paper $14.95 ISBN: 9781602231191 Published February 2011
E-book $7.00 to $14.95 ISBN: 9781602231207 Published February 2011
This all-new collection by former Alaska poet laureate smoothly blends his life in Maine, his years in Alaska, and his love of Chinese poetry—which has been a key influence on his work—into a lyrical fantasy that will enchant lovers of verse. These tightly rhythmic, compact eight-line poems demonstrate a rare deftness with—and an even more uncommon ear for—language, revealing poetic form to be neither a puzzle nor an accomplishment in itself, but a compositional tool and a spur to creativity.
John Haines, former poet laureate of Alaska

“This is a book to be read and returned to. There are fine poems here, all from the hand of someone who for many years has read and listened to the enduring voice of ancient Chinese poets. We have here the result of that attention.”

Emily Wall, author of Freshly Rooted

“In these poems, Tom Sexton weaves ancient Chinese poetry with an Alaska back country he knows intimately. The poems have teeth, and just when we feel them against our necks, we’re given a moment of reprieve, a moment of sweetness. These poems make you catch your breath over and over again.”

Midwest Book Review

"I Think Again of Those Ancient Chinese Poets is a strongly recommended read. Not to be missed."—Midwest Book Review

For more information, or to order this book, please visit http://www.press.uchicago.edu
Google preview here

Chicago Manual of Style |

Cryptonym Blog: University of Alaska Press

RSS Feed

RSS feed of the latest books from University of Alaska Press. RSS Feed